Whoever said 'weddings are all about the bride' had never met Craig Jones. We love the relationships we build up with our brides over the months of planning and of course all the excitement on the day and after, but often it's easy to feel like the groom just came along for the ride. Not this guy.
Read MoreAlice and Simon are country folk and this is as gorgeous as a Hawkes Bay country wedding gets. After being in the family for over 100 years, it's hard to believe this was the first big white wedding for the Beamish family Homestead. It was an unimissable opportunity for Alice's creative mum, Pen, to recruit the talents of her flower-arranging friends from across the district to add to the splendor of this remarkable setting
Read MoreWeddings are about two people and about family. For Kate and Logan, this was especially true as they exchanged vows 'at home' in the country setting of Kate's parents' property in Pakowhai, Hawke's Bay.
Read MoreYou almost have to be careful what you wish for when planning a Hawkes Bay wedding. Blue skies and sunshine is perfect...but along with 35-degree temperatures, perhaps a bit too perfect! Beautiful shady and cool cloud cover arrived with Ryan as he made his way through the vines for his first look at wife-to-be Jenna, who waited outside Rush Cottage at Black Barn Winery for her Mr. Right.
Read MoreSometimes the stars align and a wedding day leaps right out of a bride and groom's fairytale imagination and into real life in front of my lens. Pete Spall & Emma Carter chose the family farm at Kereru (and nearby Gallery Cottage) as the backdrop for their Hawkes Bay country wedding, and it was one of those magical days when it feels like a spell has been cast over the day
Read MoreI was absolutely delighted when I received an email from Australian couple Scott and Lindsay in May 2013, filling me in on their romantic plans to sail to New Zealand on a luxury cruise, stopping in at the world's beautiful Art Deco capital, Napier, to tie the knot.
Read MoreI first met Nicci when I was shooting her brother-in-law's wedding just over at year ago at The Old Church near Napier. I remember thinking at the time, 'now THAT is going to be one hot little bride'. When I arrived in the middle of Suzanne Hardy's hair-and-makeup love-fest (at the aptly named cottage 'The Love Shack', just outside Havelock North), I was already fizzing with excitement.
Read MoreEmma made her grand entrance up the long driveway of Sileni where Sam waited nervously beside the silver birch trees on the winery's front triangle. The newlyweds wanted their wedding photography to be relaxed, embrace the best of New Zealand and Hawke's Bay and also reflect the sense of fun they share together as a couple.
Read MoreI have known Ceilidh since she was knee-high-to-a-grasshopper, so it was especially cool when she showed up at my studio about a year ago with a dashing young Brit on her arms, and a beautiful sparkling ring on her finger.I started my day with the boys at their wedding venue, Millar Road, which sits atop a vineyard, high on the Tukituki hills looking back to the distant sweep of Hawkes Bay coastline.
Read MoreBeautiful bold colours dominated this classic New Zealand wedding with occasional nods to the bride's Indian heritage. Justin looked like the cat that got the cream when Ish walked through the double doors of The Mission and into the Estate's terraced garden for their summer wedding
Read MoreHawkes Bay beach weddings are the ultimate way to reflect the relaxed Kiwi culture, the love of all things outdoors and the sense of togetherness that comes from a great day out with sun and sand.
Read MoreWho says bigger is better? Jess and Warren were married at Cape Estate, overlooking Te Awanga and the wide blue stretch of Hawkes Bay ocean with only nine guests in attendance.
Read MoreJames and Emma shared their 'I dos' in front of their close friends and family at The Mission Estate, New Zealand's historic colonial winery in Taradale, just on the outskirts of Napier.
Read MoreThe sun is always shining in Hawke's Bay, right? Well, on Ashton and Nicole's big day it just couldn't decide. Passing showers gave our pre-wedding shoot and even the ceremony a sense of adventure as plan A turned to plan B and back again several times.
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